Much cooler start will be distance memory for South Texas later Thursday

COASTAL BEND - A cooler start than South Texas has seen in more than a week greeted the Coastal Bend on Thursday as clear skies helped temperatures drop into the mid 60s before dawn.

The clear skies will also help temperatures jump quickly when the sun rises and push the afternoon high into the low-to-mid 90s in Corpus Christi, according to the National Weather Service. The record high for June 2 is 96 degrees, set in 2009.

Friday morning will see patchy fog and cloudy that will put a 20 percent chance of rain or thunderstorms in the forecast through Sunday. Daytime high temperatures are expected to reach into the 90s through the weekend.